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Justify captures Triple Crown, wins Belmont
In the Kentucky Derby , he showed he could run in the mud in a crowded, 20-horse field. No chance. Between his imposing size and the way his chestnut coat glistens in the sun, Justify is hard to overlook, particularly with his muscular hind legs propelling him forward. [Full Article...]
World rejoices for Halep's title win at Roland Garros
Halep assured herself of retaining the No. 1 ranking and reached her third final in Paris . Halep said afterewards: 'In the last game I felt that I could not grip [the racket] any more, so I just tried not to repeat the past year. The 2008 Roland Garros girls' singles champion learnt a harsh lesson a year ago against Jelena Ostapenko , when she played not to lose from 3-0 up in the second set. [Full Article...]
LeBron James' conversation with Jerry West after losing first two NBA Finals
We've seen dynasties come to an end that way, but the Warriors persevered, in large part due to their fearful leader. As he often mentions, it's generally not about Xs and Os with this team . "I'm exhausted of my voice". They went 7-10 in their final 17 games of the regular season. "But what's most important for me is bringing one trophy back to Northeast Ohio". [Full Article...]
How to watch Simona Halep vs. Sloane Stephens
Stephens , meanwhile, produced one of the comeback stories of 2017 as she fought back from a foot injury to lift her maiden Slam title at the US Open. It would be very unusual, I think, if I didn't write anything about her. Sharapova improved with each round of her quarterfinal run, but ran out of steam against Garbine Muguruza . [Full Article...]
England Starting XI v Tunisia: Odds tumble on Rashford and Rose
No big deal, you might think, but on Football Twitter it was a big deal. I feel we have a fantastic chance. "I know I shouldn't mention it but I've got a tattoo of it on my arm!" he said this week of the No.10 after some unwanted attention for tattoos. [Full Article...]
NBA offseason might start earlier than usual this year
Love 'em or hate 'em, there is no denying them. I just appreciate what he's done for us this season. It makes us better. "We keep waking up every day and trying to get better and we end up here". He is rumored to be interested in playing for the Philadelphia 76ers or the Los Angeles Lakers. The last four NBA Finals have been between the Warriors and Cavs , with Golden State winning three ti... [Full Article...]
Mayweather Becomes Highest-Paid Athlete With $275m A Night
Mayweather unseated Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Roanldo, who drops to third place with $108m behind Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi , who earned $111m in 2017. McGregor was one spot behind Ronaldo, at $99 million. According to the magazine, Messi's annual salary and bonus were more than £59 million before tax, making him the year's highest-paid player, with endorsement deals wi... [Full Article...]
New Zealand Women break their own record with highest ODI total
The previous highest was 455/5, which New Zealand had scored against Pakistan in January 1997. "To set a world-record for men's and women's cricket is pretty special and it's going to take a bit to chase it down". New Zealand, up against Ireland in Dublin in the first ODI on Friday, won the toss and opted to bat. An unprecedented 64 boundaries were hit in addition to the seven sixes by New Z... [Full Article...]
3 takeaways from Game 3 vs. Warriors
Where will James - a once-in-a-generation player - find the kind of talent to match his own? Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors was 48 minutes of utter frustration for Cavs fans. Game 1 ended with J.R. Smith dribbling out the clock with less than five seconds left in regulation. James is, of course, right-handed. The new guys who had a ch... [Full Article...]
Why Chris Mannix Thinks Celtics Should Avoid LeBron James In Free Agency
The Rockets would have to be creative to acquire George, as they were last offseason with Chris Paul , due to their limited cap space. "When the Rockets made that deal for Chris Paul knowing they would re-sign him". If Paul George decides to opt out of his contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder over the next couple of weeks, he will become one of the most sought-after free agents this summ... [Full Article...]
No White House invite for National Basketball Association champs, 'we'll see' about Caps
The players' comments come a day after Trump called off the Philadelphia Eagles scheduled trip to the White House, citing the ongoing National Football League kneeling controversy. in the midst of Trump's ongoing feud with athletes. At the time, James took to social media to support Curry. "I think we'll have the Caps". Kerr's last comment was in reference to the military celebration Tru... [Full Article...]
Eden Hazard sends classy message to Liverpool FC star
Eden Hazard has his own World Cup campaign with Belgium to focus on but he's still finding time to support another nation in a different group, it seems. Belgium led 2-0 at half-time thanks to Lukaku and Hazard following a comfortable opening 45 minutes against Egypt. "Any team is going to miss the goal scoring threat of Mo Salah". [Full Article...]
WWE: Why Wrestling Fans Will Be Glued To CM Punk On Saturday
I said a bunch of stuff about wrestling, about how I'd never gotten a true offer [to return to wrestling]. Do you want him to? "To be honest with you, in a year and a half's time [since his last fight] and you have to think who he is and his schedule, trying to find time to train, on top of just being almost 40 years old and being in professional wrestling, these are all variables that you have ... [Full Article...]
Liverpool interested in Xherdan Shaqiri after Stoke’s relegation
Liverpool are monitoring the situation of Stoke City's Xherdan Shaqiri this summer, a source has told ESPN FC. Liverpool finished in fourth place in the Premier League and lost the final of the Champions League to Real Madrid . Shaqiri could represent a bargain for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp searches for alternative options up front this summer. Klopp is hoping to wrap up a deal f... [Full Article...]
Harry Kane excited about Tottenham future after signing lengthy contract
In a bid to ward off the potential bids from Manchester United and Real Madrid who have been reportedly keen on the new England captain - Spurs have announced a real signal of intent. He is now Tottenham's leading scorer in the Premier League era, surpassing Teddy Sheringham's club record of 97. Kane is now away on worldwide duty with England and is expected to play a starring role for Garet... [Full Article...]
Argentina confirm playmaker Manuel Lanzini has ruptured ACL in training
Breaking news coming out of Barcelona as Manuel Lanzini is out of the World Cup for Argentina . The 25-year-old ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during a training session with Argentina on Friday morning and is now likely to miss a big chunk of West Ham's 2018-19 campaign. [Full Article...]
Keys rallies back to beat Putintseva and reach Paris semi-finals
Open final. The 10th seed, who beat Keys to win the U.S. Open last year, showed impressive patience in some cat-and-mouse exchanges and eventually overpowered the 21-year-old with her bigger game. Keys broke in the seventh game of the second set to maintain her ideal record in Paris , not dropping a set thus far. Serving for the match, Halep dropped her serve for the first time . [Full Article...]
Dominic Thiem fends off Marco Cecchinato challenge to make final
Earlier Thiem needed to survive a nasty bout of the jitters to see off Marco Cecchinato and reach his first grand slam final. Rafael Nadal extinguished the threat of Juan Martin del Potro to canter into another French Open final, where he will be seeking a record-extending 11th title. [Full Article...]
Pistons rumors: John Beilein out of running for Detroit job
This is obviously great news for the MI basketball program. If Detroit passes on all of those options, perhaps they should consider a couple of familiar faces: former Pistons Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer. He is now signed through the 2020-21 season at $3.37 million per year. On Wednesday morning, Beilein took to Twitter and said he loves the University of MI. [Full Article...]
Ghana football head Kwesi Nyantakyi banned by Fifa over 'cash gift'
Government, in a statement signed by Minister of Information, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, said following the involvement of top GFA officials, NSA officials, match commissioners, football administrators and referees in corruption as captured in the undercover piece, it has made a decision to take immediate steps to have the GFA dissolved. [Full Article...]